"Ground Hog Day"

If you've seen the movie you will remember that with every passing day the main character developes his personality a little bit more positivaly, such that in the end he actually is a likeable person. Maybe that's why I still keep waking up to the same music, because I still have a ways to go...that my personality still needs some positive development. Whether that's the reason or not I don't know but I certainly concede that I still have significant growth opportunities.

First off I need to report that yes, just as with the training/racing, I figured out today why I do this shit! I spent a good portion of the day in discussion with 3 intelligent, astute, and caring businessmen and it felt great. The opportunity to interact with professionals at this level with the intent of arriving at decisions that bring value to our company and our employees is beyond invigorating. It gives me a feling of usefullness, of adding value. I think I'll keep doing it for a while.

So back to growth opportunities. One of the biggest challenges I face every day when I look in the mirror is my lack of open-mindedness. I have always tended to see the world as black and white, right or wrong. Believe me that can be a painful way to go through life especially when you accompany that trait with a tendency to talk first, think later. Often I paint myself into a corner because I am so quick to form an opinion, and so quick to voice it, that I am left trying to defend a position that over time I myself started to question. I'm working on this aspect and I think that today I subdued that tendency fairly well, and as a result feel exhilirated about the discussions. Lets see if I can duplicate my efforts tomorrow in a larger, broader group.

As to training, I have stuck to my commitment not to do anything for 2 days and quite frankly it hasn't been that hard. The simple fact that I can feel tiredness in my legs just from going up a set of steps makes it clear that rest is the most important element at this point.

That's it for the day becasue I am attending a dinner tonite with the team. I may even have a beer!!

I wish to dedicate day 245 to Jose Antonio Martinez, a man of "integrity".

...so on open minds...

“An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it"---Anon

...and on open minds and shit...

“Children always understand. They have open minds. They have built-in shit detectors."---Madonna

love
peter